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Pages in category "Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,434 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.The medal was established on July 2, 1926, and is awarded to those who, after April 6, 1917, have distinguished themselves by single acts of heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight.
The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to individuals who serve in any capacity with the United States Navy or Marine Corps. Recipients must engage in heroism during aerial flight. [1] Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS) was founded in 1994 nonprofit war veterans’ organization, located in San Diego, California. There are 32 chapters ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 865 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mary Louise Hawkins (24 May 1921 – 9 July 2007) [1] was an Air Evacuation Flight Nurse who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross during WWII. [2] She was born in Denver, Colorado. [ 3 ] On 24 September 1944, 1st Lt. Mary Louise Hawkins was evacuating 24 patients from fighting at Palau to Guadalcanal when the C-47 she was aboard ran low on ...
Ribbon bar for a 2nd award. The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level [clarification needed] military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations ...
Christian was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Aleda Ester Lutz (November 9, 1915 – November 1, 1944) was a United States Army flight nurse.She was the first American servicewoman to be killed in combat during World War II, [1] and the first military woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she received posthumously. [2]